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plumio vs Plainpad: catalog facts
plumio	Plainpad
Free Free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 licence, with no subscriptions.	Freemium Free and open source; Markdown editing and offline mode are paid add-ons via custom…
Web, Self-hosted	Web, Self-hosted
Quick Docker Compose deployment Document encryption for notes	Optional encryption of note content in the database Unlimited users
Smaller project with a modest user base Needs a server to run on	Markdown editing and offline mode are paid extras Plain-text notes only in the free version
Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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